Anglers Against Litter
Join thousands of fellow anglers getting involved with our campaign !
We all hate to see litter when we go fishing, it looks awful and it’s dangerous for wildlife and harmful for our environment. We want to make sure that anglers are part of the solution, not part of the problem so let’s tackle litter together!
JUST TAKE FIVE !
Join thousands of fellow anglers caring for our freshwater and marine environments and protecting wildlife from the dangers of litter by taking 5 minutes at the end of every fishing session to pick up litter.
Post pictures or short films of your litter picking exploits on social media using #anglersagainstlitter
Every month we will be awarding Shimano Anglers Against Litter Caps to the best posts that use the hashtag.
Remember you can’t buy one of these caps……you have to earn one ! CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND SIGN UP
FREE LITTER PICKING KITS FOR ANGLING CLUBS!
We’ve teamed up with Shimano to offer angling clubs free litter picking kits. If you are on the committee of an angling club and your club is willing to commit to at least two litter picks a year, you can apply for one of these amazing kits !
The kits include Anglers Against Litter Hi Vis vests and litter pickers. Plus we will give you free advice about running a litter pick safely and succesfully. To apply for a kit just drop an email to: [email protected]
Anglers Against Litter is proudly supported by Shimano, exclusive tackle partner, and the Environment Agency.
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Organise a litter pick
An amazing 43% of anglers have stated they have taken part in a clean-up, and over 80% were interested in taking part in another event. To assist you in organising your own event, we have produced a guide outlining everything you may need to successfully organise your own clean up event.
Keeping your river, lake or beach tidy helps to protect the fish and means these areas continue to be an area for us all to enjoy. By following best practice, leaving no trace and doing our part to help to protect the environment, we can also set an example to encourage others to do the same.
It doesn’t take a lot of time or require a lot of people, but together we can make a huge difference.
To ensure that we all remain safe during these unusual times, please follow the latest government guidelines on Covid-19.
Doing a litter pick already? Please let us know!
This will help us build a bigger picture on the issue of litter in our waters, and give us valuable evidence to argue for more action to reduce litter pollution.
Keep Britain Tidy: Great British Spring Clean
The Angling Trust are pleased to support the Keep Britain Tidy Great British Spring Clean. It’s Keep Britain Tidy’s biggest environment campaign – and we want anglers, clubs and fisheries to help collect litter from beaches, rivers, lakes and canals. For more information contact [email protected] or the Keep Britain Tidy website.
Our 'Take 5' campaign: Pledge your support!
It’s simple to do – and can make a huge difference to the environment! Just Take 5 minutes to remove any litter after you have been fishing or spending time out on the water side.
If every angler in the country supported the Take 5 campaign just once over the course of a year, anglers alone would be responsible for removing 15 million items of litter from the environment. Although this litter may have entered the environment through over means, anglers helping to clean up and protect the environment will encourage other water users to think more about what they are doing with their litter and adopt the same ‘Take 5’ approach.”
Watch the videos and support our campaigns to clean up litter
No one likes to see litter on our riverbanks, around our lakes or on our shores. This is why, with support from the Environment Agency and Shimano, the Angling Trust encourages anglers to support the Take 5 campaign and pick up litter on every fishing trip.